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Peal H. W. (1903) J. Asi. Soc. Bengal 72:61
contribution............................... Aleurodidae,
Singh K. (1931) Mem. Dept. Agr, India 12:l-98 contribution..
……….....Aleurodidae.
Vf 3481—-14
Fam, Aphidiidae (Plant lice—Green flies) ( व ) Very small,
insects 1-2 mm., yellowish green or Hack, roundish. Generally a pair of
tubes at the sides of the anal end. Winged or wingless. Head prominent,
antennae long, beak underneath. Wings when present hyaline, front pair
long with few veins. Always found in colonies including both winged and
wingless. Breeding and multiplication peculiar. Generally parthogenic and
viviparous. New borns generally female, reproduce in 3-4 days, multiply
rapidly. Produce wings at will to establish new colonies. Winged forms,
both male and female, mate and produce eggs. Found almost on every
type of plant, sucking juice from leaves and tender parts, contorting or
crumbling them, arresting growth. A few form galls. Exude a waxy fluid
from anal tubes for protection; honey dew from anus which attracts ants
and produces sooty mould. Number of described species not available.
Literature on aphids vast; only some important points mentioned here.
Das B, (1918) Mem. Ind. Mus. 6:132 Aphididae of Lahore.
David S. K. (1955 & 1958) J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 53:479 and
55:110.
Additions to aphids of India.
Deshpande V. G. (1937) Ibid 39:470 Preliminary account of Aphids
in Poona.
George C. (1927) J. Asi. Soc. Bengal (n.s.) 23:1 Some Indian
Aphididae.
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